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Westouter Church
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Dominiek Van Dooren
February 22, 2024
Hiking
Village church, located in a street bend, at the intersection of Sulferberg and Poperingestraat. Surrounding cemetery, including the British military cemetery "Westouter British Cemetery" surrounded by a brick wall and cast iron gates on the street sides; also a yew hedge. Church path shaded by lime trees. Arduinen war memorial in the bend.
West-oriented, three-aisled hall church with east tower, after partial destruction during the First World War, partly on old foundations, rebuilt with the addition of a baptistery and sacristy and extension of the choir to a design by architect J. Coomans (Ypres) in 1921.
(Immovable Heritage Inventory)
West-oriented, three-aisled hall church with east tower, after partial destruction during the First World War, partly on old foundations, rebuilt with the addition of a baptistery and sacristy and extension of the choir to a design by architect J. Coomans (Ypres) in 1921.
(Immovable Heritage Inventory)
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LOWA Benelux
March 17, 2023
Hiking
The Saint Eligius Church is the parish church of Westouter. It is a village church with surrounding cemetery, including a British military cemetery.
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Kenny
August 27, 2025
Gravel riding
The parish was founded in 1069. Originally, there was a Romanesque cruciform church. Eventually, there was a three-aisled hall church with a crossing tower and an octagonal superstructure. In 1794, …
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